Death note in US

Anime and manga fans in the US will surely rejoice as DeathNote (Desu Nōto) will be screened in select theatres for two nights only, May 20 and 21. Another unrated movie, the movie is equivalent to an R rating but I'm sure this wouldn't stop the younger fans from watching. You can find the list of theatres HERE.

The movie is a series of two live action Japanese films that is based on the popular manga series of the same title by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. I first heard of the anime series in the first quarter of 2007. Many of my otaku friends were raving about it and encouraging me to watch the series.

The movie is about a student named Light Yagami who accidentally finds a DeathNote. The DeathNote was dropped by a rogue shinigami (Death God) named Ryuk. The rules of the DeathNote are written on the first page.

1. The human whose name is written on the note shall die.

2. The note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind while writing the name. This is to avoid people of the same name from being affected.

3. If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.

4. If the cause of death is not specified, the subject will die of heart attack.

5. After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written within the next 400 seconds.

Light vowed to use the Death note to get rid of evil people. When criminals started dying, the authorities sent the legendary detective "L" to investigate, and is soon on Light's trail. The movie is English dubbed so I'm still curious because the ones I've watched are subtitled. The movie has Red Hot Chili Pepper's Dani California on its soundtrack.

How cool would it be to have a supernatural characteristic! If I had a supernatural trait, it would be reading minds. I would find people's weaknesses and use it to my advantage. [insert evil, maniacal laugh here]

 

 

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